"Brat’s background should make him especially appealing to conservative organizations. He chairs the department of economics and business at Randolph-Macon College and heads its BB&T Moral Foundations of Capitalism program. The funding for the program came from John Allison, the former CEO of BB&T (a financial-services company) who now heads the Cato Institute. The two share an affinity for Ayn Rand: Allison is a major supporter of the Ayn Rand Institute, and Brat co-authored a paper titled “An Analysis of the Moral Foundations in Ayn Rand.” Brat says that while he isn’t a Randian, he has been influenced by Atlas Shrugged and appreciates Rand’s case for human freedom and free markets."

Is it possible to tell, how much of this was over just one issue(immigration) and how much was just backlash at any incumbant in DC these days, a general level of disgust with our out of all control federal government?

The usual suspects, including me and you, all rush in after the event and try to spin meaning.

So what does it really mean?

Is that even knowable these days?

regards,

Fred

What it all means will come out in due time.  All I'll predict now is that we'll go at least two weeks, maybe two and a half, without seeing a death-of-the-Tea-Party piece in the national media.

 All I'll predict now is that we'll go at least two weeks, maybe two and a half, without seeing a death-of-the-Tea-Party piece in the national media.

Two weeks!   You are wildly optimistic.     They are feversihly working now to spin a tale showing that this demonstrates death-of-the-Tea-Party.

Here's some of my wild optimism for you:   every day, growing numbers of crosshairs aimed at the out of all control idea of Big Government.   Tick tock.     It really is coming to an end.    Obama is realizing he is on the last gasping steam train pulling into FDR Station, on its way to the museum.   The Goodbye New Deal Great Society Tour is almost over.    There will be some last minute damage while they still can-- we are in the panciked Executive Order phase of this endgame, and then off to the dusty trash heap of history.   Obama's eight years on top of Bush's eight have combined to totally screw the pooch.

The only way this nation loses out is if the GOP somehow benefits by default from the Democrats' failure, giving us the latest sad cycle in a now 50+ year tag team duo of decline.   And with Brat's win....maybe not.     Look at the panic within the GOP over this kerfuffle.  

A pox on both their clueless houses.    They've both failed.   Their 'leadership' has led this nation here.   That is their resume, plain for all to see.  Can't spin that.

regards,

Fred

I see it as his way of stemming a tide of future voters that will always vote democrat.  I do think immigration laws need to be fixed.  I am sure none of the ISIL group ravaging Iraq at this moment would ever dream of taking a flight to Mexico and simply crossing the border with all the other people.  A country SHOULD screen people wanting to enter it!  There SHOULD be clauses like "no you cannot enter the country and go on welfare."  As well as other stipulations like "No you will not lobby the government to instill sharia law so you feel more culturally at home."  By all means enter the country and enjoy and promote the American Dream!  Just leave the culture from the shithole you came from behind you and BECOME AMERICAN.  I see many who have forgot something important!  The American melting pot, where people from diverse country's and back grounds find common ground and work to better themselves and enrich the country as a whole.  Instead what I see are factions of special interest groups trying to jam their own notions of culture down our throats at the sacrifice of what makes the west a modern civilized society.

I seriously do not give a rats ass about what color a person is or where they come from.  I do believe in the right to Liberty, and to be able to pursue your own dream and to freely associate with anyone.  People need to understand that you do NOT have the right to NOT be offended.  If I for example want to draw images of Mohammed the prophet taking it up the ass by a goat while he sucks Jesus's dick and giving Judas a reach around I should not have to fear for my life in my own country.  

If you have not noticed many solid entrepreneurs are LEAVING the land of the free and taking their businesses with them to places that do not punish them for being successful. For the most part the type of people that are entering the country are not enriching the nation but are joining the line up of people on state benefits.  

Until America gets its shit together it should be severely restricting immigration not opening up the floodgates.  Those that ARE allowed in should be HIGHLY skilled.

Hahah I should add that to my signature!!